if i am not me

The day before the Christmas holiday, Hogwarts was busy as always.The students packing up their things and preparing to go home made the whole castle noisy, and the countless owls made the place full of sharp chirping and the sound of flapping wings at any time-this is a scene that happens every year, but this year's atmosphere is different. Somewhat subtle.

Not to mention the different looks on the faces of the professors, and although the students made the castle extremely noisy, as long as you listen carefully, you will find that their mouths are actually very quiet, and most of the voices actually come from them The movements of the hands and not their throats.Humans are the most auspicious creatures to avoid evil, so these days, as long as the nerves are not too big, everyone restrained the enthusiasm that erupted because they were about to go home, packed up their things in a proper manner, Enthusiasm is left to be released slowly after returning home.

Some people may say that what happened these days is still far away from the world of children, but in fact the special ability of wizards dooms their population to always be a very small part of the total human beings, and it also dooms their children to be No matter how closely protected they are, they will not only know video games and football like Muggle boys of the same age-especially in pure-blood families, this phenomenon is particularly obvious.

The atmosphere is the most inexplicable thing. Maybe it was just the abnormal silence of Slytherin House at the beginning, but I don’t know when it started. Many people know that troubles will not end well in the past few days, so they settled down.

Dragging their luggage and leaving the ancient castle one by one, the two senior Ravenclaws whispered among the bustling footsteps, greeting people passing by from time to time, as if everyone was going home students.

As soon as he stepped out of the castle gate, one of the brown-haired teenagers let out a foul breath, and said to the brown-haired teenager next to him as if he was relieved, "Merlin, fortunately, today is a holiday, so continue to look at that picture." Disgusting toad face, I think I might go crazy."

"Shh, Rachel." Just as the brown-haired boy finished speaking, the boy next to him snapped his sleeve violently, signaling him to silence, "You're still in school, don't talk nonsense."

The young man named Rachel was startled when he heard the words, and he shut his mouth after obediently oh, but from his eyes, it could be seen that his dissatisfaction was accumulating.

Of course, this kind of dissatisfaction will never be aimed at his good friend, but at the woman who turned the school into what it is today.

Ever since the "Daily Prophet" broke the fact that the escape from Azkaban was due to Fudge's dereliction of duty, Hogwarts, like the weather in December, fell into an infinite cold snap.Everyone is careful to prevent unnecessary troubles to their parents by what they say.After all, although Fudge looks a little precarious now, in any case, he is still sitting in that position now.As for Hogwarts, with Dumbledore already gone, Umbridge undoubtedly controls the power of the school—although it is said that she cannot even enter the headmaster's office, the real power is in her hands. Indisputable fact.

At this time, the puppet students seem to be in a much better situation than other students. Anyway, their parents are not in the magic world, so they don't have to worry about their nonsense that may cause trouble to their families.

Or let the father or mother lose a chance for a promotion, or lose that job directly.

It's just that a few shrewd ones still kept their mouths tightly shut. You must know that in the magic world, wizards like them who have no background are prone to "crisis".

Stepping onto the carriage in a hurry, the mixed-race Rachel Keton waited until the carriage with only two people ran on the road before yelling dissatisfiedly again, "This is killing people, and they can't even talk. "

With a bitter smile, Fei Suo Matthew sighed, looked at the falling trees outside the carriage, and whispered, "Be careful in this period. Now no one knows who is who. , we are graduating soon, it would be bad if we left a bad impression on some people at this time."

"Anyway, I don't want to go to the Ministry of Magic..." Hearing what his friend said, Rachel also knew that he was doing it for his own good, but he still couldn't help curling his lips.

"I know. But don't think about it. The company you want to work for can rise so fast, and there will be no one behind it? The backstage may be a big figure from the Ministry of Magic. Now they are making such a big fuss, if..."

"Hmph, I think Fudge will step down sooner or later. Haven't you seen that the Malfoys have apologized to Minister Potter?" Thinking of what was reported in the newspapers these days, Rachel boldly showed her respect for Fudge. Disdain. "What a bastard to make Umbridge Headmaster."

The word bastard obviously pleased Fei Suo, because the corners of his lips were curved into a beautiful arc, "Yes, Deputy Minister Porter is very popular now, once Fudge steps down, I think he will be the minister gone."

"But Scrimgeour's voice is also very high." Seeing his friend talking about the recent situation, Rachel also discussed with him based on the information he knew, "He used to be the director of the Auror Division, and now he is the head of the Auror Division. The Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement... You read the newspaper yesterday, and I think what he said is quite reasonable."

"But I am more optimistic about Porter. He is young and capable. If he becomes a minister, it will be very good for us young people." Fei Suo's consideration is obviously different from that of Rachel. He admits that Scrimgeour It's a character, but compared with Potter, he feels that this person is a bit overshadowed.Moreover, young people, especially those who are about to enter society, always hope that the decisions of those in power will be more beneficial to them.

The wizarding world is no different than the Muggle world, where age and seniority are valued too much.

"Hmm... I heard that Ripperson, that Hufflepuff, whose brother is an Auror, said that their director seems to belong to Potter's school."

"Director Auror, the current one seems to be called..." Fei Suo stroked his chin and thought for a long time, but still couldn't remember the name of the current Director Auror.In fact, he can't be blamed for this, who made the director's exposure so low.

Seeing that Fei Suo couldn't remember, Lachel gathered the thick cloak, frowned and thought for a long time before saying, "I vaguely remember that Rui Parson said that the director was also a nobleman, it seems to be cloth..."

"Blake?!"

"Yes, yes, that's the name. You know?"

"Of course, your father didn't tell you? But this family has been very low-key in recent years. I only heard some things from my mother. I don't know the details, but it is definitely a big noble." Referring to the Black family, Fei Suo A look of inexplicable meaning flashed across his face, like envy or jealousy, "One of the few pure-blooded nobles in England, although some people in the main family are withered, but the power and wealth are comparable to those of the Malfoy family and the Lay family." The Strange family is not bad at all. You know, Malfoy and Lestrange, that is the Draco Malfoy and Pezia Lestrange family in Slytherin, you seen them."

Speaking of Draco Malfoy, Rachel nodded noncommittally, that kid is too famous in Hogwarts.His father is the director of the school, and his family is so prominent, coupled with his outstanding appearance and ability, it is really hard not to know him.but……

"Draco Malfoy, I can still understand, but that Pezia..." He had also seen that seventh-year Slytherin girl, except for her family, she seemed to have nothing outstanding.

Understanding his friend's question, Fei Suo flashed a hint of sarcasm in his eyes, "She is not the main family, but just a branch, so this is normal. You have to be lucky, because of this we have not seen the arrogance of nobles in her."

"Isn't that arrogant? I think she's much more annoying than that Malfoy." Rachel raised her eyebrows fiercely, and Rachel didn't hide the disgust on her face.

Being made to chuckle by Rachel's words, Fei Suo patted his friend's shoulder, "You are about to graduate, so you can't be so simple." Such a person is actually Ravenclaw. Incredible.

Without Malfoy's arrogance?

Yes, just looking at the surface, Draco Malfoy's speech and behavior will indeed make people feel that the son of this aristocratic family is becoming more and more noble and elegant, and his dealings with people are gradually not as arrogant and domineering as he was in the past few years. Be gentle and polite.This change of attitude made most people—now it seems that including his close friends—think that Draco Malfoy is easy to get along with.

However, no matter how he concealed it, the pride in his eyes would still allow people to perceive the true thoughts in his heart from time to time.

Fei Suo Matthew considers himself a very sensitive person, and although this sensitivity sometimes makes him appear neurotic, more often it allows him to perceive things that are not easy for ordinary people to perceive, for example, those The true face behind the so-called noble mask.

Of course, he does not reject this kind of aristocratic arrogance. If he had his family background, maybe he would be even more arrogant.But knowing his friend's evaluation of Malfoy, he still couldn't help but want to mention him a few words.

It's a pity that his friend doesn't seem to take this matter to heart.

"Oh...don't use that word to describe me." Rachel couldn't help twisting her fair face when she heard her friend's words.Simple...he has grown up! "I said, after talking so much, I only know that the current director of the Auror is Black, and there is nothing else?"

Seeing him mentioning that, Fei Suo smiled knowingly, and shrugged his shoulders in line with his topic, saying that he didn't have any more information. "You have to know that these great nobles value reputation very much. You can only know some information they want you to know. Of course, if you are also a noble, it's a different matter."

Dissatisfied with the snort, Rachel tightened the cloak again.At this moment, the carriage stopped, and it turned out that the station had already arrived.

"Okay, let's get in the carriage first. It's really cold in this carriage." After stopping the conversation, Fei Suo jumped out of the carriage first, urged Rachel, who was still dawdling by the carriage door, and pulled out his wand and waved it at the back of the carriage. suitcase.And Rachel watched the series of actions of his friend, wrapped his cloak tightly and jumped out of the carriage.

The station is already full of people coming and going, no matter how early or late they go out, the students will come here in unison in the end.

After all, there is only one train a day to London.

Both of them, who were very good at floating spells, used their magic wands to pull their luggage to the platform, and greeted countless people who greeted them along the way.After finally waiting for the train to arrive at the station, the two of them immediately followed the flow of people onto the train.

I have to say that the warming spell on the train was really good. The people who were still in the ice and snow had just entered the compartment and felt that they couldn't wear the thick fur cloaks on them.Rachel followed behind Fei Suo, dragging the luggage with a magic wand in one hand, and tugging at the tightly bound neckline with the other.

At this time, they were still looking for an empty private room. After holding back for so many days, they needed a separate space like the previous carriage to talk.Unexpectedly, there are not a few people who have the same idea as them, so it becomes a bit difficult to find an empty bag.

Passing through one carriage after another, listening to the chatter and laughter in the private compartments that hadn't had time to close tightly, Rachel used her free hand to support the luggage that had been carried all the time because she had to manipulate the luggage. The sore arm, the eyes gradually became urgent.

At this time, there was a whimpering sound from an unlocked door. Fei Suo and Rachel exchanged surprised eyes when they heard the sound, and slowed down in unison.

It can be seen that the problem of liking to watch the excitement is not a patent of women.

Rachel stretched his ears and tried to collect the source of the crying, and it didn't take long for him to discover the two parties involved in this incident.It turned out that the protagonists of this incident were their Ravenclaw flower, Qiu Zhang, and her boyfriend, Hufflepuff prince Cedric Diggory.

When it comes to these two people, Rachel has to admit that they are indeed a pair of talents and looks, and a very good match.I usually see it in school, although I don't care about it, I am actually a little envious in my heart.

However, is it just these two people who have a conflict?

Feeling that they had heard something very interesting, Fei Suo and Rachel suddenly regained their spirits, and at the same time secretly thanked the couple for quarreling and forgot to close the box door.

However, after listening to a few serious words, their expressions became awkward.

"What should I do? Even my father won't allow me to stay in Hogwarts this time." Qiu, lying in her lover's arms, weeping like pear blossoms with tears, looked so pitiful to me, but what she said But her boyfriend had no time to look at that face that was not inferior to Veela, so he could only hold her tightly in his arms.

Frowning deeply, Cedric showed for the first time a gloomy look that he had never shown in front of others, but although his expression was extremely reluctant, he still said lightly, "Then listen to your father..."

"No!" Upon hearing her boyfriend's answer, Qiu's shock could be heard from her scream, "Why...you know why I stayed."

"I know, I let you listen to your father just because I know it. I can rest assured that you are with your grandfather."

"……I do not want!"

"obedient……"

"I……"

……

Looking at each other in embarrassment, Rachel and Fei Suo heard the dispute in the box gradually turning into whispers and breathing between lovers, and walked towards the next car with tacit steps again.

All right.Eavesdropping is wrong, especially if the object of eavesdropping is a couple.

Silently continuing their search, the two met a few acquaintances who needed to be greeted, and walked through all the cars one after the other to the last section.However, after seeing the signs of private rooms showing people, they finally recognized the facts and gave up the idea of ​​finding a private room.

This year is no different than previous years, and a separate private room is really unrealistic for them now.

Opening a private room door casually, Rachel, who felt that her arm was not her own, raised her foot and walked in, planning to find a private room to make do with and sit down.You know, his hands are already sore, and the experience of the past few years tells him that there are usually not too many people in the private room of the last car.

But when he looked up, he froze again.

The author has something to say: Uh huh, the feeling of sneaking updates is really...subtle, subtle...